FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UDC Journalism Club to Present:
Black Press: New Focus – An Interactive Dialogue Between Journalists and the Civil Rights Pioneers

Washington, D.C. – A two-part seminar on the Black Press: New Focus will be held on Monday, April 6 from 6-9:30 p.m. at the University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Building 38 , 2nd floor, in the Windows Lounge.

The central theme of the seminar, How Can We Help Him Help US, under the Barack Obama presidency, will be expounded by the journalists and the Civil Rights leaders at a joint panel discussion focusing on civil duties in a Democracy.

Sponsored by the Journalism Club and the Kingmaker Magazine, the panelists will represent leading Black journalists as well as members of the renowned Civil Rights Council of Elders, who fought relentlessly against Jim Crow in step with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for equality and justice. The high-profile Civil Rights pioneers attending the seminar are mostly in their 80’s.

Light refreshments will be served during the break session of the seminar, which is free and open to the public. For additional information and pre-registration, call the UDC Department of Mass Media, Visual and Performing Arts at (202) 274-7402, Rita Holland at (202) 905-1175, or Professor Joe Elam at (703) 975-8070 or email elamjoe@verizon.net.

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The University of the District of Columbia is the fully-accredited sole public source for accessible, inclusive, affordable, and comprehensive public higher education in the District of Columbia. The University, an urban land grant institution, is a very diverse community, a gateway to the world, and a significant economic engine for the District of Columbia. The University is located at 4200 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, and is conveniently located at the Van Ness/UDC stop on the Red Line of Metro.